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1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired
1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South
1867 Alaska Territory purchased
1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete
1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb
1776 Declaration of Independence
1789 George Washington first president
1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased
1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific
1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain
1735 Freedom of press established
1740 Colony population = 1.5 million
1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War
1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion
1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War
 Frederick Theobald Shaffer
 b.         
 d.         
 Andrew Shaffer
 b.          Hagerstown, Maryland
 d.          Highland Co.,  Ohio
 Katherine Kessinger
 b.         
 d.         
 Adam George Shaffer
 b.1786 Hagerstown, Maryland
 d.1874
 Michael Stroup
 b.          Germany
 d.         
 Martha Stroup
 b.1763 Pennsylvania
 d.1846 Highland Co.
 Mary
 b.         
 d.         
 Mary Margaret "Polly" Shaffer
 b.1811
 d.1888
 Philip Roush
 b.1741
 d.1820 Roush Cemetery, Co.
 John Roush
 b.1766
 d.1854
 Catherine Kelchner
 b.1737
 d.1772
 Catherine "Ketty" Roush
 b.1790
 d.1857
 Magdalene Wendell
 b.         
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